brief intro

photographer . artist . curator . community arts worker . student . mother . lover . daughter...

Life is good - and busy at the moment. SALA (south australian living artists festival in Adelaide) is nearly over. Exhibitions are finishing, and work ready to be collected. Woof is one group show i was involved in, creating four (slightly ironic) portraits of tiny toy dogs against lolly coloured backgrounds.

There's a great Artist-in-residence program at the Parks Community Centre, supported by Port Adelaide Enfield Council - and if you haven't been there yet for a visit, then you're missing out. This is my 2nd year as one of 12 artists, and the annual SALA exhibition is still up, so pop out to Axis Gallery (Cowan St Angle Park) and have a look - maybe i'll be able to post some photos later. We are all very different artists, working in a variety of mediums and areas of interest. I'll have to find out how many of the others have blogs (i know there is at least one :) and create a list of links.

Part of being an AIR at the Parks is the chance to have a solo exhibition - I'm installing my latest body of work in Elbow Room Gallery on Friday 'deconstruction : reconstruction' - a photographic exploration of the architectural changes in the local area over the past couple of years. here is one image, and another. There will be a few drinks 7pm Wednesday 6 September, and a chance to chat about the work.

more about my experiences being an AIR later...

Very excited to be invited to be part of Con.cord 2/3 "an exhibition of the work of photo-based artists who are either presently associated or have been previously linked to the Photography Department at the South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia. The artists selected, range from emerging to established whom each represent different approaches to the photographic medium."
Exhibition from 25th August - 13th September
Opening: 31st August 5.30pm

I working on several community art projects, at various stages, while studying Community Cultural Development Graduate Diploma with CAN SA. Will expand on this topic later, as it is interesting to me working within two apparently divergent fields of the arts - fine arts exhibition practice, and community art projects.

This intro has turned into something not quite so brief...more soon.

howdy...

Finally created my first blog - have been putting it off for too long. The plan is to have a space to share news and thoughts, reflect on the process of creating art, and have fun with a different form of communication. join me on my journey...

'Delusions of Domesticity' cyanotype exhibition 2006 Adelaide SA Australia

 

Titles:

    Floral curtain
    Arum lily
    Three doilies
    Lace gloves
    Tea towel
    Child's flower dress
    Floral shawl
    French knickers


Medium: Cyanotype Photograms on homespun Cotton

each fabric panel approx 80cm x 80cm

This series is an extension of my earlier work relating to femininity and exploring the roles that women play in society. The cyanotype is a historical photographic process that sensitises natural fibres to sunlight, and is also known as 'blueprints' from being used to duplicate technical drawings.  Real objects were used as negatives to create these images, and every image is unique…

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Karen Tenni is an artist, photographer, curator and community arts worker who completed Bachelor of Arts Honours at the Underdale campus of UniSA School of Art in 2004.  She an Artist-in-residence at the Parks Arts Complex, and teaches workshops in a variety of photography techniques, including photograms and cyanotypes.